Translation of "cutting short" to French

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Dictionary translations for "cutting short"

cutting short noun

pl. cutting shorts

la diminution f

la réduction f (curtailment)

cut short verb

interrompre

Please cut short your vacation and return.

Veuillez interrompre vos vacances et revenir.

abréger

réduire

restreindre (curtail)

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Contexts with "cutting short"

Please cut short your vacation and return. Veuillez interrompre vos vacances et revenir.

I was trying to tell him what had really happened, but he cut me short. J'étais en train d'essayer de lui dire ce qui était réellement arrivé, mais il m'interrompit brutalement.

One hot summer afternoon, John and Dan were cutting the long grass. Par une chaude après-midi d'été, Tony, John et Pip coupaient les hautes herbes.

They studied the map to find a short cut. Ils étudièrent la carte pour trouver un raccourci.

Your hair needs cutting. Tu devrais te faire couper les cheveux.

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